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Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55630
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
- Date Range
- 1885
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : ELeanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 11
- Responsibility
- Produced by Burns and Elliott
- Date Range
- 1885
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of txtual records (1 volume ; 14 x 23 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
- Material Details
- Red covers with red, yellow and green marbled interior pages (first and last pages and inside covers only)
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Industry
- Businesses
- Municipal views
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1902 calendar, Sam Livingston
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55605
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
- Date Range
- 1902
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Calendar
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
- Date Range
- 1902
- Physical Description
- 1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm
- History / Biographical
- Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
- Name Access
- Livingston, Sam
- Subject Access
- Calendar
- Advertising
- Commerce and industry
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1907 Diary [Hector Wheeler]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23151
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and s…
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- M546 / 53
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M546 / V771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546
- Accession Number
- 2014.8312
- Reference Code
- M546 / 53
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 7.5 x 11.8 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and surrounding camps and climbs. Mention of A. O. and Oliver Wheeler August 14. In and out of Calgary and Golden. Camping and climbing in Ptarmigan, Donald Camp, Beaueumouth [?]. Memoranda at back monetary notations for trip expenses. Notations of expenses for 1907 and 1908 trips.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned
- Subject Access
- Camps
- Climbing
- Correspondence
- Family and personal life
- Finances
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports and recreation
- Record keeping
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Work
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wheeler, Hector
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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1908 Calgary Exhibition souvenir album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55236
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir album pertaining to the Calgary Exhibition held in 1908. Album contains 28 b&w photographs which depict staff involved with the exhibition, views of exhibition grounds, a parade, and other related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1908
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / C / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / C / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1908
- Physical Description
- 1 album (28 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir album pertaining to the Calgary Exhibition held in 1908. Album contains 28 b&w photographs which depict staff involved with the exhibition, views of exhibition grounds, a parade, and other related subjects.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Leisure
- Public events
- Recreation
- Souvenir
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been interleaved
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Alberta Canada Souvenir Edition 1914
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54762
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of published text titled "Calgary Alberta Canada: Souvenir Edition 1914" [ed. B.S. White]. Pertains to the early settlement history, business development and expansion of Calgary, with articles featuring numerous local business owners, politicians and other professionals.
- Date Range
- 1914
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 45
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 45
- Responsibility
- Produced by the Western Standard Publishing Company
- Date Range
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 0.7 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 26 x 36.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of published text titled "Calgary Alberta Canada: Souvenir Edition 1914" [ed. B.S. White]. Pertains to the early settlement history, business development and expansion of Calgary, with articles featuring numerous local business owners, politicians and other professionals.
- Notes
- First page annotated in pencil: "D. M.Dougall" [likely David McDougall]
- Name Access
- McDougall, David
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Commercial products
- Communities
- Finances
- Industry
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- History
- Politics
- Property
- Government
- Municipal views
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been placed in mylar
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Stampede rodeo postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55012
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne K…
- Date Range
- 1927
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Date Range
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 6 prints : b&w postcards ; 14 x 8.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne Kaiser, and T. Parchuk.
- Material Details
- Items each annotated on front side in white lettering at bottom of image; back sides are blank
- Subject Access
- Events
- Public events
- Calgary Stampede
- Animals
- Horses
- Competition
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Original paper envelope which held postcards may need to be removed from file or placed in mylar due to contact with photographic material
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Malcolm Geddes obituary and funeral records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55263
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.
- Date Range
- 1927
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 4
- Date Range
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.
- Notes
- File includes some scanned copies
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Funeral
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Some items in file are fragile, handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - October 1931]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7434
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in …
- Date Range
- 1931
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 85
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 85
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (310 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in packs and by dogsled, Bill Oliver filming at Skoki, the description and construction details of Peter and Catharine's house and yard and moving in [including furniture details], shopping in Calgary for house items,a rock slide near Field, travel to Montana, people in Concord, installation of Peter and Catharine's paintings in the ballroom at the Banff Springs Hotel, the fire at Grand View Villa, attending the Calgary Stampede with Edmee Moore and Georgia Engelhard, painting portraits of Indigenous friends and Tom Wilson, Edith's visit to Banff, painting at Castle Mountain [including details about Joe Smith], Peter making picture frames, the visit of the King and Queen of Siam, and meeting new people, community members and house callers [including Cyril Paris, Victor Kutschera, Norman Knight, Bernie Hanson, Ike Mills, Erling Strom, Allan Mather, Betty Painter, Rick Smith, Mrs. Bill Brewster, Bill Carson, Mr. Coach, Spud White, Cliff White, Dr. Robinson, Cameron and Lila White Stockand, Mildred Jackson White, Annie White, Mr. and Mrs. Rungius, Charlie Beil, J.D. Curren, Sam Ward and Earl Spencer and others working on the Whyte Home, Mrs. Carr, Jackie White, Pearl and Philip Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Harmon, Casper McCullah, Dorothy White, Mrs. Childe, Mrs. Robertson, Bobby Hunter, William Twin, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Poucette, Hank Cheever, Mr. and Mrs. Leuning [Otto?], Barbara and Ruth Carpenter, Sid Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, Fred Armbrister, Mr. Gillet, Belmore Browne, Margaret Simpson, Betty Painter, and Jim and Dell Brewster.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel, business, and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, Clifford
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Paris, Cyril
- Kutschera, Vic
- Mather, Allan
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Harris, Lawren
- Knight, Norman
- Mills, Ike
- Painter, Betty
- White, Mildred
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Strom, Erling
- Ward, Sam
- Spencer, Earl
- Rungius, Carl
- Beil, Charlie
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Engelhard, Georgia
- Wilson, Tom
- Poucette, Mark
- Twin, William
- Subject Access
- Hermits
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Community events
- Community life
- Cross-country skiing
- Dog Team
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Log structures
- Personal and Family Life
- Ski area
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Whyte House
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Skoki Lodge
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Skiing - History
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Concord
- Skoki
- Field
- Montana
- Castle Mountain
- Yoho National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [May - July 1932]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7437
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [includin…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 88
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 88
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (155 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 28 handwritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 1932 to July 1932. Topics include daily life in Banff, more work on Peter and Catharine's home, Fern Brewster's engagement and marriage, land and lots along Bow Avenue, news in Concord [including the death of Catharine's Aunt Helen and Edith Morse Robb's health], conversations with Earl Spencer, the death of Ruth Carpenter Mather [and subsequent reactions of family and locals], visiting and sketching in Yoho, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White to Vancouver, a trip with Barbara Carpenter White and Mary Schaffer Warren to Yoho, Catharine trading a painting for a grizzly hide, Peter getting a commission to paint a pair of portraits, Peter and Catharine's work hanging at the Banff Springs Hotel, painting trips to Larch Valley, Lake O'Hara and other locations, attending the Calgary Stampede [and corresponding art exhibition and an invitation to participate from Gwen[?] Hutton], and interactions and house visits from locals and others [including Norman Luxton, Jackie White, Fern Brewster, Tex Woods, the Moore family, the Brewster family, Earl Spencer, Barbara Carpenter White, Allan Mather, Fred Armbrister, Betty Painter, Belmore Browne, Mary Schaffer Warren, Frances James, Vic Kutschera, Carl Rungius, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Charlie Beil, Lila White Stockand, Norman Knight, Rupe and Chessy Edwards, Cyril Paris, Ted Paris, Dorothy White, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes [from Boston], Dan McCowan, Mr. Polenski, Mr. Kingsman, and Annie White].
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- Mather, Allan
- Brewster, Fern
- Spencer, Earl
- Crosby, Lou
- Luxton, Norman
- "Tex" Vernon Wood
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Armbrister, Fred
- Painter, Betty
- Browne, Belmore
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Kutschera, Vic
- Rungius, Carl
- Adaskin, Murray
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Calgary Stampede
- Camps
- Cinema
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Marriage
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Painting
- Portrait
- Property
- Stoney Nakoda
- Whyte House
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Calgary
- Vancouver
- Yoho National Park
- Shadow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Larch Valley
- Moraine Lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [April 1933 - September 1933]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7440
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cab…
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 91
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 91
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (173 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cabinets and cupboards to the Whyte Home, Catharine practicing typewriting and the beginning of some typewritten letters to her mother, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, moving a cabin on the property for their Stoney friends to stay in while they paint portraits, selling two sketches, various baking recipes from Edith, Peter painting Mark Poucette, a visit from children from the Mountain School, Peter and Catharine visiting the west coast [via Bonners Ferry and Spokane] and seeing Fern Brewster in Vancouver, writing Mrs. Paley, attending the Calgary Stampede, painting J.D. Curren, painting David Bearspaw, hiking at Lake O'Hara with Skyline Trail Hikers [with participant names], a visit with Mary Vaux in Banff, a Pacific Relations Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel and cleaning the house expecting visits from participants, Catharine discussing Adolf Hitler with a Swiss man visiting the house, a boat trip with the White Family and Allen Mather to Lake Minnewanka, meeting Mr. Anasaki from the Conference [an old friend of Edward Morse] and looking at Catharine's Japanese collection with Mr. Miyoaka and Mr. Takaki, Peter taking photographs at the Indigenous Camp during Banff Indian Days, Peter receiving a beaded coat from Mrs. Jonie, buying some items from the Indigenous Camp that belonged to Old Hector [Crawler?], Jackie heading east to meet Barbara before the birth of their child, and Peter and Catharine heading east via the United States to attend the World Fair and visit Edith Morse Robb and then family in Gorham, Maine.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Letters are all handwritten and typewritten and include some hotel, business and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Annie
- White, Clifford
- White, Mildred
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Stockand, Cameron
- Ward, Sam
- Boyce, Jim
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Mills, Ike
- Poucette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Knight, Norman
- Edwards, Chess
- Edwards, Rupe
- Hansen, Ed
- Kutschera, Vic
- Mather, Allan
- Greenham, Margaret
- Brewster, Fern
- Standard, Paul
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Bearspaw, David
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Rungius, Carl
- Engelhard, Georgia
- McCowan, Dan
- Pollard, Harry
- Feuz, Ernest
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Strom, Erling
- McLean, George
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Cabins
- Calgary Stampede
- Community life
- Conferences and conventions
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fire
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountain School
- Painting
- Photography
- Portrait
- Property
- Regalia
- Sailing
- Sanitarium Hotel
- School
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swiss Guides
- Teepees
- Whyte House
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Concord
- Calgary
- Lake O'Hara
- Vancouver
- Montana
- Colorado
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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